Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War Memorial
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Eric Bloodaxe
- George Leeman
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The York Helmet
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Statue of an Athlete
- York Railway Station
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Cawood Sword
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Shambles
- York and the Holocaust
- Bootham Bar
- The Greyfriars
- York's Coat of Arms